Jar lifter



Aug. 27, 1940. c. A. MORGILLO JAR LIFTER Filed March 4, 1939 grwc/wtms Patented Aug. 27, 1 940 J 1 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFlCE JAR LIFTER Constantine A. Morgillo, Toledo, Ohio Application March 4, 1939, Serial No. 259,776

2 Claims. (C 1. 294-34) This invention relates to attachable handle is such that the one hand gripping of this grapmeans, especially for engagingand lifting articles ple at the handles l, 23, may hold the bar l5 as containers or jars. toward the portions 5, 6, of the rectangle with This invention has utility when incorporated in clearance therebelow so that the U-portion as 5 loop or bar-engageab1e handle directed grappling open toward the grip or offset may be located as 15" means especially for placing or removing fruit to fruit jar 26 near adjacent shoulder 21 and jars as in sterilizing and canning operations. under the top engaging screw thread or closure Referring to the drawing: holding portions 28. As thus drawn into posi- Ftlg. 1 is a side elevation having an embodition the portions 9 ride along the shoulder 21 ment of the invention in fruit jar lifting position; adjacent the thread portion 28 so that the jar 10 Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 in which the 26 may be readily lifted thereby. However, device has been allowed to lock with the engaged should there be occasion to stabilize the jar or j article lifted, hand 29 of the operator may be Fig. 3 is a view of the device from the left of sufliciently open to allow the grip portion 23 to I Fig. 2 and clear of the fruit jar; respond to the action of the spring 24 and thus 15 4 s a ntary View of the device in draw the bar l5 into position along the guides I, grapple position for'a jar on its side; 8, and thus abut threaded or offset portion 28 5 is a section on the1ii1oVV. Fig. 3,1ook of the jar 26 or be in position against the seat ing down on the offset and guide toward the bar; to close the opening between the legs of the 6 is a ew on t e e Fig. 3, lo U-portion or loop. In such position (Fig. 2) the 20 ing at the U-shaped seat or loop and holding jar is positively held against any tilting or other bar; shifting as for special holding, emptying, or

Zli'ig. '7 is a View. similar to Fig. 6 in which the therwi slide bar is offset away from the U-seat instead In the event the article to be lifted has its o ho wa a in 6 a s F 7 a d e open mouth in upward or tilted position'or is 25 tionally s s in p an uxiliary attachment lying on its side (Fig. l) it is not necessary to forming a smaller seat; and swing the grips into a position adjacent the scald- Fla 3 is a side View Of the auxiliary seal? ing water, if there be a sterilizing operation in vice shown in plan in Fig. '7. progress. It is only necessary to manipulate the 30 Main handle i is Sh w s having wires 2, 3, grips in the Way for the upright jar. However, 30 twisted therefrom to form portion 4 and thence instead of the loop being parallel or adjacent with pp i y directed p n 5. 6, forming the shoulder 27 to ride into position at the a clearance de W p portions neck portion, the portions 1, 8, are thrust downfro hav inward Offsets 9 to provide an Opehward forward of the open end sufliciently far ing between legs Ill, hav t r nd i! s a to bring the inwardly projecting portions 9 be- 35 D seal? Which ay ha e e W t p low the major diameter portion of the open end tective hose The portions 3, constiof the jar. This narrowed portion as then drawn tute approx m t y three s d f a r tan upward engages the jar shoulder below the midwith thesidos a guides for terminal eyes. portion. The releasing of thesecondary grip 23 40 of Connecting i5, herein Covered With allows the bar l5 to ride to locking position in cush oni o The handle i is fixed With opposition to the engaging portion of the U-seat the guides I, 8. free ends. As thus held, the engaged container From the ey N there p y rises Short or jar may be tilted to spill any contents theren with ang p ti is to riser portion I9, from and then righted either outside or within tending through eye 0 in e W 3 to eye M the container for sterilization. 4

having extension 22 therefrom to secondary hant is t seen t t thi one-hand..opera,b1e

dle 23 pa to and adjacent primary handle jar-lifter has three efiective grappling portlons or ip p rt The second handle 23 is fi (Figs. 1, 2, 4) and is readily operable and readily with the bar 16. There is th i e handle released by this single hand control in directing portions I, 23, a sectional grip. This p s nor the jar or article lifted in the placement or remally held in spaced relation, that is, with the bar placement as may be desired, whether for empty- 15 toward the loop seat l9, H, by helical spring ing or filling.

24 from the eye 2| to eye 25 in the portion 6 of In the glass container art, the general term the rectangular clearance region. wide mouthed ware, when directed toward fruit This rectangular clearance region 5, 6, l, 8, jars of the Mason type, is quite standard as to 55 the mouth or neck, whether the jar be pint, quart, or two quarts. Accordingly, this tool with a loop l0, ll, IE], is of a general range suitable for thatuse. In the instance in which it is desired to use the tool on a somewhat larger necked article, the oifset from the guides l, 8, for the closure bar, instead of being toward the loop, Hi, ll, 15, may be away from it as by bar 55' (Fig. 7). This bar l6 as thus offset permits a larger clearance way from the loop back to the bar.

In the wide mouthed ware group of containers, besides fruit jars, there is the class of milk bottles and even nursing bottles, with a turn bend of this U-seat. Furthermore, this attachable seat device for increased range, that is, in reduced size of articles to be grappled, may be thus effective, and to such end the arms 35 may carry cushioning means 33. This device may be readily attached by snapping the hook 32 over the return bend portion of the U-major seat as the hook portions 313 are adjacent the olTsets 9. When it is desired to handle larger ware or articles than that of this supplemental seat device, it is only necessary to unhook the claw 32 and lift the device clear, and then the major seat of the U is in position for functioning.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A hand grip, an ofiset therefrom terminating in a seat positionable by the grip to engage an article on opposite sides for directly lifting the article, means for adjusting the range of said seat embodying an attachable supplemental seat, and a holding bar guided by and shifted along the offset relatively to the grip for supplementing the dimension range in engaging the article.

2. A lifter tool comprising an open loop section, guide means extending from and rigid with the section, a spanning bar mounted on and directed by said guide means in shifting toward and from loop closing position, and parallel handle means one connected to the guide means and the other having a connection extending therefrom cooperating with the guide means and fixed with the bar. I

CONSTANTINE A. 'MORGILLO. 

